The Good Virus
Paperback
The Untold Story of Phages: The Most Abundant Life Forms on Earth and What They Can Do For Us
CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 BY WATERSTONES AND THE TIMES
The viruses that do us harm are vastly outnumbered by viruses that can actually save lives. These good viruses are called 'phages', and they are the most abundant life form on Earth. The Good Virus reveals how these weird and wonderful microbes shape our health, support our ecosystems and could be the future of medicine.Buy now!
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- ISBN: 9781529365283
- Author: Tom Ireland
- Pub date: 24.09.24
- RRP: $29.99
- Format: Paperback / softback
Author
Tom Ireland
Tom Ireland is a freelance science journalist and award-winning magazine editor. As a freelance journalist he has written science stories for outlets including BBC News, New Scientist and the Observer. He is the editor of The Biologist, the magazine of the Royal Society of Biology. In 2021 he won the Giles St Aubyn Award for Non-Fiction for The Good Virus.
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